Loud-speaker support



March 9,1926. D 1,576,460

A. PIHL Loun SPEAKER SUPIPORT Filed April 7, 1924 Patented Mar. 9, 1926.

1 UNITED STATES PATENT 'oFF cE.

ALBERT IIHL, or MURRAY, UTAH, ASSIGNOR To GEORGE F. BOBKMAN, or SALTLAKE CITY, UTAH.

LOUD-SPEAKER SUPPORT.

'Ap'plication filed April 7, 1924. Serial No. 704,798.

To all whom 2'2 may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT PIHL, a citi zen of the United States, andresident of Murray, in the county of Salt. Lake and 5 State of Utah,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Loud-SpeakerSupports, of which the following is a specification.

An object of the invention is to provide a support for aloud speakerwhich will be simple in construction and pleasing in ap pearance, aswell as lasting and durable.

Another object is to provide such a support that will support a receiverand the loud speaker in proper relation to each other so that they canbe connected to any suitable receiving set.

Another object is to provide a support which will protect thereceiveragainst dust and dirt and damage during use.

Other objects will be apparent from the following detailed descriptionand append ed claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevation ofthe support or case for the speaker andreceiver with the parts in operative relation.

Figure 2 is a vertical section through the support, showing the receiverin position.

The support comprises a base 1 of any desired form or contour which maybe made of various materials. It will preferably be circular in form andlarge enough to be stable when in use. The top 2 will be somewhatsmaller and of similar outline, and

preferably made of some moulded insulating material. The top and bottomare spaced apart bya glass cylinder 3 which fits within a shoulder 41-on the base and a 4 similar shoulder 5 on the top. A plurality of screwbolts 6 pass through the base and are threaded into the top to hold theparts clamped together.

The top is provided with a central cylindrical hole which may bethreadedat its lower end. A receiver A which in itself forms no part of thepresent invention and may be of varied type, is provided with anattaching member 8 in the form of a disc fastened to the receiver byscrews 9 and having a projecting tubular portion or nipple 1O overlyingthe diaphragm of the receiver, the outer portion of which portion 10 isthreaded to screw into the opening 7. The receiver is provided with theusual binding posts 11 to which are attached the terminals of the cord12 which passes through an opening 13 in the bottom of the base andthrough another opening 14 in the side flange of the base, This flangemay of course be made with openwork, or in other form which would avoidthe necessity of the opening 14.

The cord 12 may be connected to any desired form of receiving set B orto any desired receiver of wireless or wire signals. The loud speaker 15has its lower end formed to fit in the upper portion of the opening 7 asindicated in Figure 1.

The invention provides a simple form of support for the loud speaker andreceiver, and the latter is protected from dust, dirt, or accidentalinjury during handling. The

parts can be disassembled when desired by merely removing the screwbolts 6, and another receiver substituted therefor or cords of differentlength attached thereto. The whole may be made in various designs and iseasily moved from one place to another.

Obviously various details can be modified and changed without in anymanner departing from the spirit of the invention, and the invention istherefore to be regarded as limited only by the scope of the appendedclaims.

I claim as my invcntionz.

1. A loud speaker unit comprising in combination a supporting casingincluding a top having an. opening, a loud speaker supported on said topand having its inlet end in communication. with said opening, a receiverdisposed within the casing, and means for supporting said receiver fromsaid top including a plate attached to said receiver, and a nipple fixedto the plate and extend ing into the opening of the top, said nipplehaving a threaded connection with the wall of said opening.

2. A support comprising a base member, top member, and intermediatecylindrical glass member together with means for securing said memberstogether, in combination with a receiver, a plate attached thereto andprovided with a central nipple, and means for securing said nipple tothe top member.

3. A support comprising a base member, a top memberhaving an openingtherethrough, an intermediate casing member and means for securing saidparts together, in combination with a receiver, a plate attached theretoand having a projecting portion threaded into the opening in the topmemher.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name.

ALBERT PIHL.

